the National Young Democrats Convention, the National Federation of Democratic Women Convention, the National College Democrats Convention, the first Yearly KOS Convention (Las Vegas), and many others. The PAC started its fundraising campaign in Virginia, by gaining the endorsements of key business and legislative leaders to serve as Honorary Chairs in each region of the Commonwealth. These key officials lent credibility to the PACs goals and were instrumental in hosting events, raising money, making news, and promoting Governor Warner's run for the White House. Former State Senator Madison Mayre served as Honorary Chairman of the Draft in Southwest Virginia. Northern Virginia Honorary Chairs included Delegate Brian Moran (46th District), State Senator Richard S, Saslaw (35th District), and State Senator Mary Margaret Whipple (Chair of the Senate Democratic Causus). Richmond businessman and former Delegate R.S. (Major) Reynolds III, State Senator Henry Marsh III, and Delegate Frank Hall were named Honorary Co-Chairs of the greater Richmond Area. Delegate David E. Poisson served in Central Virginia. Young Americans for Warner Young Americans for Mark Warner was established in February 2006, in affiliation with Draft Mark Warner. YAFW kicked off their movement in March 2006 at the North Carolina Young Democrats State Convention, and have been working events like the Young Democrats Conventions, College Democrat Conventions, and other local and statewide Young Democrats events. YAFW currently has coordinators in several states and the movement is growing rapidly. They are also in the process of creating a website https://web.archive.org/web/20070928103341/http://www.yafw.com/, which will be online soon. New Jersey Democratic activist Marshall Spevak serves as national chairman of YAFW, and is also the founder. Governor Warner's decision When Governor Warner decided against seeking the Democratic nomination for president, Draft Mark Warner and Young Americans for Warner kept the PAC active until October 2007, while Governor Warner pondered his political future. After Governor Warner announced his U.S. Senate run, on the eve of the January 2008 Iowa caucuses, the leadership of the Draft group issued a press release endorsing the presidential candidacy of U.S. Senator Barack Obama. Former key Draft Warner organizers from more than a dozen states began to work to elect Senator Obama. Draft Mark Warner co-founders Eddie Ratliff and Steve Deak are profiled in author David Meerman Scott's July 2007 book The New Rules of PR & Marketing. Scott previously profiled Matthew Gross (who headed internet operations for Howard Dean's 2004 campaign) in his book Cashing